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Chill hours in 99729

The short answer

99729 averages 588 chill hours per winter (303893 across 10 years) in USDA zone 4a.
99729 climate
Average chill hours588 (303–893 across 10 winters)
USDA hardiness zone4a
Last spring frosttypically May 25 – June 12
First fall frosttypically August 19 – September 7

Computed from 10 winters of ERA5 hourly temperature (Open-Meteo, 2015–2025); zones from USDA PHZM 2023. Data updated July 3, 2026. See methodology.

Every variety in our database, checked against 99729’s chill hours and zone:

Marginal (44)

Possible in a good year or a favorable microclimate — click through for the caveats.

Marginal varieties for this location
VarietyFruit
AkaneApple
CortlandApple
Cox's Orange PippinApple
EmpireApple
Golden DeliciousApple
GravensteinApple
HaralsonApple
HoneycrispApple
JonagoldApple
JonathanApple
LibertyApple
Red DeliciousApple
SpartanApple
WealthyApple
Yellow TransparentApple
GoldcotApricot
HarcotApricot
FlavortopNectarine
HarkoNectarine
IndependenceNectarine
MericrestNectarine
Belle of GeorgiaPeach
ElbertaPeach
FlameprincePeach
FrostPeach
HarvesterPeach
JunegoldPeach
LoringPeach
O'HenryPeach
RedglobePeach
Show 14 more marginal varieties
How many chill hours does 99729 get?
99729 averages 588 chill hours per winter, ranging from 303 to 893 across the last 10 years.
What hardiness zone is 99729?
99729 is in USDA hardiness zone 4a.

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Sources

  1. [1] Open-Meteo / Copernicus ERA5. Historical Weather API (hourly 2m temperature) — accessed July 2026
  2. [2] USDA / PRISM (Oregon State University). 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — accessed July 2026